Mitchum Lake Dam

Mitchum Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fayette County, Alabama, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mitchum Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Mitchum Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by W F Mitchum (private). It impounds the Tr-sipsey River-offstream near Concord.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 156 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateAlabama
CountyFayette
Nearest CityConcord
River/StreamTr-sipsey River-offstream
Coordinates33.52667, -87.75833

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage156 acre-ft
Max Storage156 acre-ft
Normal Storage156 acre-ft
Max Discharge600 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerW F MITCHUM
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDAL00306
Federal IDAL00306
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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